'Discounted ... By a Lightning Strike!' is the name of my first financial thriller, in which human relationships, law, and finance are explored in their full shape, the invisible parts included, and across borders. The project started at the end of September 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic, the book having been completed in February 2024. This page builds upon that fundament. Primo, you can check out the book yourself at the section Fiction! Secundo, the section Facts contains an archive which sheds light on peculiarities at the intersection of law and finance, its content aimed at professionals and other readers with a keen interest in developments across financial markets. Doing so can help identify problems within the market, and serve as a first step towards solutions for persistent market/government failures. Some of the earlier analyses have underpinned the storyline of my fiction book, much of it centered around Continental Europe. New writings also focus on other financial topics of interest across geographic areas.
Besides the storyline itself, there clearly is a real-life rationale. Several events in the book could serve as stress-test scenarios for policymaking, or inspire hedges against risks from a business-perspective. 'Discounted ... By a Lightning Strike!' can thus be seen as a real attempt to improve the market from within. It is also a defence plea of brave whistleblowers, hard-working financials and officials, and critical journalists, whose combined efforts make the market work as well as possible in an era characterised by volatility. Please have a look if you like to find out more!